Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic
Approach Questions And Answers 2025/2026
History of Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-- began when humans
first used plants to relieve disease symptoms
- 3000 B.C. Babylonians recorded the earliest surviving "prescriptions"
- Pharmacology could not advance until science viewed as legitimate by
religious doctrine
- modern pharmacology thought to begin in early 1800s
- first department of pharmacology established in 1847
John Jacob Abel - CORRECT ANSWER-- Father of American
pharmacology
- founded the first pharmacology department of Pharmacology in the
US in 1890
Twentieth Century Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER--
Pharmacologists could synthesize drugs
- a better understanding of the mechanism of action for drugs
,Current Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-- the central focus is on the
quality of life
- health professionals should remember the roots of pharmacology and
the use of herbal remedies to relieve human pain
Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-- Derived from two Greek words:
1. Pharmakon = medicine
2. Logos = study
- defined as the study of medicine
Therapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on disease prevention as well
as treatment and pain
Pharmacotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-the application of drugs for
treating disease and alleviating pain
Therapeutic Agents: 3 Categories - CORRECT ANSWER-- Drugs or
medications
- Biologics and biosimilar drugs
- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies
Drug - CORRECT ANSWER-- A chemical agent capable of producing
biological responses within the body
, - responses may be desirable (therapeutic) or undesirable (adverse)
Medication - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug after it is administered
Drugs and Medications - CORRECT ANSWER-- Mary be considered part
of the body's normal activities
- Essential gases we breathe
- Foods we eat
Biologics - CORRECT ANSWER-- Agents naturally produced in animal
cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself
- Large complex molecules or mixtures of molecules
- Examples:
- Hormones
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Natural blood products
- Interferons
- Vaccines
Biosimilar Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-- Chemically synthesized
- closely related to biologic medications
Approach Questions And Answers 2025/2026
History of Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-- began when humans
first used plants to relieve disease symptoms
- 3000 B.C. Babylonians recorded the earliest surviving "prescriptions"
- Pharmacology could not advance until science viewed as legitimate by
religious doctrine
- modern pharmacology thought to begin in early 1800s
- first department of pharmacology established in 1847
John Jacob Abel - CORRECT ANSWER-- Father of American
pharmacology
- founded the first pharmacology department of Pharmacology in the
US in 1890
Twentieth Century Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER--
Pharmacologists could synthesize drugs
- a better understanding of the mechanism of action for drugs
,Current Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-- the central focus is on the
quality of life
- health professionals should remember the roots of pharmacology and
the use of herbal remedies to relieve human pain
Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWER-- Derived from two Greek words:
1. Pharmakon = medicine
2. Logos = study
- defined as the study of medicine
Therapeutics - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on disease prevention as well
as treatment and pain
Pharmacotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-the application of drugs for
treating disease and alleviating pain
Therapeutic Agents: 3 Categories - CORRECT ANSWER-- Drugs or
medications
- Biologics and biosimilar drugs
- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies
Drug - CORRECT ANSWER-- A chemical agent capable of producing
biological responses within the body
, - responses may be desirable (therapeutic) or undesirable (adverse)
Medication - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug after it is administered
Drugs and Medications - CORRECT ANSWER-- Mary be considered part
of the body's normal activities
- Essential gases we breathe
- Foods we eat
Biologics - CORRECT ANSWER-- Agents naturally produced in animal
cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself
- Large complex molecules or mixtures of molecules
- Examples:
- Hormones
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Natural blood products
- Interferons
- Vaccines
Biosimilar Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-- Chemically synthesized
- closely related to biologic medications
